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V Rev Thomas Mould 1642
Wall monument in veined pink marble and black inlay lettering. Hebrew text, then: Hic iacet corpus Revdssi viri Mri Tho: Mould Huius Ecclesiae Rectoris Patroniq de Bobenhull in Ecclesia Leichfieldiae & Coventriae Preberdarii qui hinc transmigravit 26to die Septembris Anno. Dom: 1642 . In Greek: O’modos mg met’ ‘emg~. Dignus hic Luce Diuturniore/ Nisi quod luce meliore dignus. And in English: Behold my thread is cutt, my glass is runne, /And yet I live, and yet my life is done. The Latin: Here lies the body of the Very reverend man Mosinior Thomas Mould, Rector of this church and patron of Bobenhall, Prebendary of Litchfield and Coventry, who ascended to heaven the 26th day of September AD 1642. This prelate gave his lights daily/ No better light reveals worthiness. At the bottom of the monument, a relief carved skull without lower jaw. (Photo Sept 2015).